Reps urge Buhari to declare emergency on snake bites in Gombe
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives passed a motion urging the Executive to declare a State of Emergency on incessant snake-bite deaths, in Kaltungo and Shongom Local Government areas of Gombe State. The House also wants the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, to set up an anti-snake venom manufacturing plant in the […]
ALARMING: Why snake bite victims die daily
Snake bite is not new especially to people of Southern and Central parts of Plateau State.
Snake bite deaths: Senate probes Ministry of Health
ABUJA— THE Senate has begun a holistic investigation into alleged failure of Federal Ministry of Health to supply anti-snake venom and other relevant drugs to treatment and other health centres in the country.
Crisis as scarcity of anti-venom hits Nigeria: 6 die from snakebite daily; 250 killed in last 3 weeks
NO fewer than 250 victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe states, following scarcity of anti-venom drugs in the country.
250 die of snakebite in 3 weeks as acute scarcity of anti-venom persists
Two hundred and fifty victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe States, following an acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in the country.
Gombe Govt. approves N8m for anti-snake venom
Gombe State Government on Monday said it had approved N8 million for the procurement of anti-snake venom for the Snake Bite Treatment Centre, Kaltungo.
